The Dark Knight star was yes, knighted, in 2000. He used his real name, Maurice Micklewhite, as a tribute to his father with the same moniker. “I was named after my father and I was knighted in his name because I love my father,” told the BBC.
Anthony Hopkins
Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins was knighted by Queen Elizabeth back in 1993, after receiving his OBE in 1987.
Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance is a relatively newly minted knight—the Duke of Cambridge gave him the honor in April 2017. (Also awarded at that same ceremony? Victoria Beckham, who received her OBE.)
Elton John
The singer, who was a close friend of Princess Diana, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1998.
Mick Jagger
Sir Mick Jagger is more like it. In 2003, Prince Charles made him a knight at Buckingham Palace. “It was all rather wonderfully formal,” he said.
Paul McCartney
In 1997, Paul McCartney was knighted at Buckingham Palace for his “services to music.” McCartney got a fair amount of ribbing from his former Beatles bandmates—“They call me ‘Your Holiness,” he said. (Ringo Starr was knighted in March 2018.)
Ian McKellan
Like Dame Maggie Smith, Ian McKellan holds a knighthood and a Companion of Honor.
Daniel Day-Lewis
The Oscar-winning actor was knighted by Prince William in 2014.
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